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Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States, and part of the Metro East region of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 3,168 at the 2020 census.
The first group of settlers arrived to the area of Gillespie in the late 1820s from Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.[citation needed] The township thrived in the 1830s, increasing in population and businesses. In 1835 the first schoolhouse was built. Gillespie was incorporated as a town in the spring of 1853.[citation needed] By 1904, the population rose to 3,100 and there were a number of businesses, churches, and schools. On January 29, 1905, a fire swept through the business district and destroyed most businesses and some homes.[citation needed]
For years, Gillespie's main source of employment were the multiple coal mines scattered throughout the township operated by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. It is said that Gillespie boasted three of the largest coal mines in the world.[citation needed]
Gillespie is named for Judge Joseph Gillespie, who was active in Illinois state politics.
Gillespie is located mainly in eastern Gillespie Township but extends east into the west part of Cahokia Township. It is bordered to the north by the village of East Gillespie.
Illinois Routes 4 and 16 pass through Gillespie, joining in the center of town as East Elm Street. Route 4 leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Carlinville, the county seat, and south 8 miles (13 km) to Staunton. St. Louis is 47 miles (76 km) to the southwest. Route 16 leads northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Litchfield and west 28 miles (45 km) to Jerseyville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gillespie has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2), all land. The city is drained to the southeast by Bear Creek, a tributary of Cahokia Creek, which runs to the Mississippi River northeast of St. Louis. To the northwest are Old and New Gillespie Lakes, reservoirs on the Dry Fork of Macoupin Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Illinois River. The two lakes are 3 to 5 miles (4.8 to 8.0 km) northwest of the city, and many people from surrounding towns enjoy fishing, boating, water-skiing and sunbathing there.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,412 people, 1,452 households, and 936 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,349.3 inhabitants per square mile (907.1/km2). There were 1,547 housing units at an average density of 1,065.1 per square mile (411.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.56% White, 0.32% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.73% of the population.
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Gillespie, Illinois
Gillespie is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States, and part of the Metro East region of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 3,168 at the 2020 census.
The first group of settlers arrived to the area of Gillespie in the late 1820s from Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana.[citation needed] The township thrived in the 1830s, increasing in population and businesses. In 1835 the first schoolhouse was built. Gillespie was incorporated as a town in the spring of 1853.[citation needed] By 1904, the population rose to 3,100 and there were a number of businesses, churches, and schools. On January 29, 1905, a fire swept through the business district and destroyed most businesses and some homes.[citation needed]
For years, Gillespie's main source of employment were the multiple coal mines scattered throughout the township operated by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. It is said that Gillespie boasted three of the largest coal mines in the world.[citation needed]
Gillespie is named for Judge Joseph Gillespie, who was active in Illinois state politics.
Gillespie is located mainly in eastern Gillespie Township but extends east into the west part of Cahokia Township. It is bordered to the north by the village of East Gillespie.
Illinois Routes 4 and 16 pass through Gillespie, joining in the center of town as East Elm Street. Route 4 leads north 13 miles (21 km) to Carlinville, the county seat, and south 8 miles (13 km) to Staunton. St. Louis is 47 miles (76 km) to the southwest. Route 16 leads northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Litchfield and west 28 miles (45 km) to Jerseyville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gillespie has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2), all land. The city is drained to the southeast by Bear Creek, a tributary of Cahokia Creek, which runs to the Mississippi River northeast of St. Louis. To the northwest are Old and New Gillespie Lakes, reservoirs on the Dry Fork of Macoupin Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Illinois River. The two lakes are 3 to 5 miles (4.8 to 8.0 km) northwest of the city, and many people from surrounding towns enjoy fishing, boating, water-skiing and sunbathing there.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,412 people, 1,452 households, and 936 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,349.3 inhabitants per square mile (907.1/km2). There were 1,547 housing units at an average density of 1,065.1 per square mile (411.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.56% White, 0.32% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.73% of the population.
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